Puffer Genealogy
PARKER, Capt. James
Abt 1617 - 1701 (84 years)
Generation: 1
1. PARKER, Capt. James was born about 1617 in Essex, England; died on 2 Aug 1701 in Groton, MA. Other Events and Attributes:
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- Emigration: 1638/9, England
- Residence: 1640, Woburn, MA
- Will: 25 May 1700
Notes:
Captain James Parker and Mary Parker were killed by Indians in the Groton Massacre of July 27, 1694 that occurred in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Phinehas, James' brother, was taken captive by the Indians during the attack, but escaped a few years later. James and his other siblings hid out during the massacre, but were left orphans
James married LONG, Elizabeth on 23 May 1643 in Woburn, MA. Elizabeth (daughter of LONG, Deacon Robert and TAYLOR, Sarah) was born in 1620; was christened on 14 Nov 1621 in St. Albans, Herefordshire, England; died before 18 Dec 1694. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- PARKER, James Jr. was born on 15 Apr 1652 in Billerica, MA; died on 27 Jul 1694 in Groton, MA; was buried in Groton, MA.
James married KENDALL on 18 Dec 1694. was born on 19 Oct 1655 in Woburn, MA; died before 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]